47-Game Winning Streak

Oklahoma holds the NCAA record for most consecutive wins by a major college program at 47-straight. The streak spanned five seasons from 1953-57. OU lost to Notre Dame, 28-21, in the 1953 season opener and tied Pittsburgh, 7-7, the next week. The streak began with a 19-14 win against archrival Texas in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Oct. 10, 1953.

Oklahoma rolled through the rest of the 1953 season and capped a 9-1-1 campaign with a 7-0 shutout of Maryland in the Orange Bowl in Miami. The Sooners went 10-0 in 1954 and 11-0 in 1955. The 30th-straight win came against Maryland, again in the Orange Bowl, on January 1, 1956, and the Sooners claimed their second National Championship. a

OU won its 35th consecutive game with a 40-0 rout of Notre Dame in South Bend on Oct. 27, 1956. Oklahoma finished the season a perfect 10-0 with the streak at 40 games. The Sooners were again voted National Champions.

On Nov. 9, 1957, in Columbia, Mo., Oklahoma won its 47th-consecutive game with a 39-14 victory against the Missouri Tigers. The streak came to an end on Nov. 16, 1957, when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish claimed a 7-0 victory at Owen Field in Norman. The Sooners won the remainder of their games in 1957 and finished with a 48-21 victory against Duke in the Orange Bowl to post a 10-1 record.

NCAA Modern Era Win Streaks

School

Wins

Seasons

Coach(es)

1. Oklahoma

47

1953-1957

Bud Wilkinson

2. Toledo

35

1969-1971

Frank Lauterbur, John A. Murphy

3. Miami (Fla.)

34

2000-2003

Butch Davis, Larry Coker

4. Oklahoma

31

1948-1950

Bud Wilkinson

5. Texas

30

1968-1970

Darrell Royal

6. Miami (Fla.)

29

1990-1993

Dennis Erickson

Florida State

29

2012-2014

Jimbo Fisher

8. Oklahoma

28

1973-1975

Barry Switzer

Alabama

28

1978-1980

Paul "Bear" Bryant

Michigan State

28

1950-1953

Clarence Munn

The Streak

Oklahoma's 47-game winning streak is considered one of the greatest feats in major college football history. Amazingly, OU has three of the top eight winning streaks in NCAA history during the modern era of college football. The Sooners won 31-straight under Coach Wilkinson from 1948-1950 and 28-straight under Barry Switzer from 1973-1975.